Yellow Underwing

Yellow Underwing

Thyas coronata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taichung

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Taichung
14 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Underwing

Thyas coronata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka to Micronesia and the Society Islands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
10 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Underwing in Taichung?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 197 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Underwing in Taichung?

January, June, September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July–August, October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Underwing?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Underwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Taichung the best place to see a Yellow Underwing?

Among the best

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Yellow Underwing sightings, Taichung ranks 8th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 10%), Kochi (India, about 10%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Underwing live in Taichung?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Underwing that you can see in Taichung (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cocoa Tussock Moth (about 20%), Brown Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Underwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Taichung (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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